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A Cost-Benefit Analysis For Solar Panels On Your House.

Rated at SEER 11 when it was new, my old air conditioning unit was a contractor-grade raging piece of inefficient shit. Limping along via patchwork for the last two years, it had to run almost constantly to keep the house even semi-cool. The new unit I had installed in April of this year is a much more efficient two-stage SEER 16, and when its running I can actually look at my electric meter without throwing up. June's electric bill came and I'm very happy to report that it's down significantly from last year's ($190.23 vs $278.08) -- and keep in mind, this June was one of the hottest on record. So needless to say, I'm really pleased with my new a/c system. Now I don't expect to save $85+ from my electric bill each month because as cooler weather approaches, the air conditioner plays less and less of a role. But I figure it's pretty safe to say the new system will save me around $450-$500 a year. Thus the new system should pay for itself in a hair over ten years. And that's not to say that I consider my air conditioning an investment -- I'm paying for the comfort and convenience of cold air -- it's efficiency certainly makes that big price tag a little easier to live with.

So yesterday when I opened my mailbox and found an sales flier for home solar panel systems, I actually took a few minutes to read it and genuinely explore the option. So I poured myself a fresh glass of bourbon and did some looking around their website. I tried to ignore the, "solar power is fucking awesome," salesman bullshit and focus on the real numbers. What caught my eye were, "Solar electric systems currently average $3500.00 to $8500.00 after State and Federal incentives." And, "In Southwest Florida, the “average” residential customer uses 18,000 to 22,000 KWh per year. A two-kilowatt system would supply about 15% of a customer’s total demand. A five-kilowatt system might supply 35% of an average customer’s needs." So that got me to looking at my own electric bills and using the last twelve months bills I was able to calculate that I used about 21,000 KWhs costing me $2205, for an average of $0.105 cost KWh. Using that number as a benchmark, I decided to run some numbers. And keep in mind the cost of these solar systems is after Federal and State incentives, meaning tax credits, which means that first the money needs to come out of my pocket first. This the $8,500 five-kilowatt system will probably cost me close to $15,000 out of pocket, with me re cooping the $6,500 come tax time. But for the sake of argument, let's assume that we do all of this on April 14th, I file your taxes electronically, both federal and state governments process my paperwork, at the blink of an eye and I get your credits applied the next day. Preposterous, I know, but humor me. We will also assume that these solar systems never need any sort of maintenance or cleaning, and they never get damaged during a hurricane; both would drive up their costs even higher.

The break even point -- where my cost to purchase the solar panels versus their electricity they produce, in terms of $/KWh -- is 16 years and 2 months for the five-kilowatt system, and 16 years and 8 months for the two-kilowatt system. Up until then, it would be cheaper for me to purchase my electricity from my electric company, than it would be to generate it myself using solar panels. I stopped at 25 years for the simple reason that's how long current solar panels are expected to last. After 25 years they have to be replaced, and we start this whole process over again with newer technology. There are also some articles that suggest the efficiency of solar panels deteriorate over time, even as much as 80% after 20 years. But for shits and grins we'll assume my solar panels are as awesome as I am, and thus work consistently from the first day of installation to the day they're ripped off of my roof in a drunken stupor. So at that 25 year mark, here's how the numbers look in regards to the electricity I generated vs the same electricity I would have otherwise purchased from my electric company:

So if you want to save money in the long term, solar power looks like a smart investment, right? Wrong, motherfucker. Here's why. Let's say that instead of spending that $3,500 on a new two-kilowatt solar system, I instead stuck it into some sort of investment fun earning a very conservative 5% interest per year. At the end of 25 years that account would have a balance of $12,121 -- subtract $5,250 for that portion of electricity I've paid for over the last two and a half decades, and I'm $6,871 richer. For the five-kilowatt system and I've got an extra $16,313 in my pocket.

Translation: if you're looking for a home solar system to save money, the joke is on you because the technology isn't cost effective yet. Prices will have to drop by another 40%, bringing the break even point to around ten years, before I'd consider solar as a viable alternative. I'll be more apt to spend my money on something that I'm actually going to get some enjoyment out of - like a new kegerator. But if you think coal is horribly filthy source of energy and you want that warm and fuzzy feeling that you're saving the planet? Hey, all the power to you... get your solar power system. If you live out in the middle of East Fucking Be'Jesus, and getting on the grid isn't an option for you? Get your solar power system. Or if you're believe that going green is the only way to stop the zombies so you plan on having electricity after civilization crumbles? By all means, please go get your solar power system. Because once that happens, guys like me with the guns will come to your house, shoot you in the fucking face and take your shit. It's every man for himself, hippie. Oh, and speaking of zombies...

And for you folks in Hawaii you might think solar is the way to go, given your tropical climate but consider this. When Hawaiian resident, Gary Slake, purchased his dream home near the Islands famous volcano, he knew in the back of his mind that the risk of irruption was always a possibility. Never in his wildest dreams did he think he would stand by and watch his house be engulfed in lava and eventually up in flames.

The recent World Cup made pretty clear that, overall, South America easily has the most beautiful women in our world. Sure, you can find 10s on any continent (there’s probably even a hot scientist or two on Antarctica) but average is a hell of a lot hotter in South America than in the rest of the world. Plenty of good candidates ensured easy research, and the only real challenge was winnowing the list down to fifty. So enjoy, here’s a list of the fifty hottest South American women.

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Dude, It's Batman With A "B", Not An "F".

Litigious is defined as signifying a disposition to sue; a fondness for pursuit of litigation or lawsuits. Such is Michael Jackson's family. And so I just want to go on record as saying that I hope everyone in the Jackson family dies in a microwave explosion. Yes, even the whiney little kids. You know what? Especially the whiney little kids.

The War Project is an independent online project created and edited by freelance journalist and photographer Susannah Breslin. The site presents the as-told-to stories of veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Interviews are conducted in person, then edited and condensed prior to publication. Speaking of which, HEY SCOTT: PAY ATTENTION: Hero To Be Reunited With Soldier He Saved.

Well I'm packing up my game and I'm a head out west, where real women come equipped with scripts and fake breasts. Find a nest in the hills chill like Flynt, buy an old droptop find a spot to pimp. And I'm a Kid Rock it up and down your block, with a bottle of scotch and watch lots of crotch . Buy yacht with a flag sayin' chillin' the most, then rock that bitch up and down the coast. Give a toast to the sun, drink with the stars, get thrown in the mix and tossed out of bars. Sip the teajuna ...I wanna roam, find the old town chillin' fools then come back home. Start an escort service, for all the right reasons, and set up shop at the top of four seasons. Kid Rock and I'm the real mccoy, And I'm headin' out west sucker... because I wanna be a cowboy baby.

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Old and busted: bear vs plane. The new hotness: bear vs car.

Larissa Mabel Riquelme Frutos, usually known as Larissa Riquelme is a Paraguayan model and actress at the city theatre in the Paraguayan capital Asunción. As of 2010, she is the best-paid model in Paraguay. A supporter of both the Paraguay national football team and the club Cerro Porteño, she was first pictured in international media celebrating a goal during the game between Paraguay and Italy with her Nokia mobile phone between her breasts. Everyone and their fucking grandmother saw those photos. right? But she's not milking those fifteen minutes just yet! Actually of all the photos I've seen of her, those are probably the best. I mean she looks better than Scarlett Johansson , right?

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You're not going to believe me when I say this, but I had an epiphany this morning. I think -- I think -- that I might have realized the reason why I'm so infactuated with zombies. Do you remember the animated comic from the 80's called Heavy Metal? Most of it was the closest thing to porn I could get at that age -- I don't mind telling you I beat off to Taarna [1 - 2] more than once. But the scene in particular that I still remember to this day, even though it was an animated on a scale just shy of Scooby Doo, was this B-17 scene. It scared the fucking shit out of me. To be trapped on a plane with zombies, escape by bailing out, only to find yourself trapped again? The hopelessness of it just really fucked me up. Even now, I watched it this morning and when the zombies broke down the cockpit door, a fucking chill ran down my spine. Anyway, the reason I decided to hunt all that footage down is because this year there's going to be a zombie related television series titled The Walking Dead, and what's it based on? You got it, an animated comic of the same name. And for some reason yes, a few chills for me in there. I dunno what it is but, animated zombies man, they creep me out.

Something else from my childhood -- and something I've lamented about before -- is when those cocksuckers at Universal Studios took out the Back to the Future ride to make room for that piece of shit Simpsons ride. A ride they're quite proud to boast that hosted its one millionth rider on July 14, 2008, reaching the milestone faster than any other attraction in the resort. But me? Even though I still don't have my beloved hoverboard, I long for Marty, Doc Brown, and that time machine stealing dickhead, Biff. But upon reading the wiki entry for the BTTF ride, I learned that only the American attractions were decomissioned -- the Japanese one is still up and going. So fuck yeah baby! I don't care if you find the plotline a little horrifying, it's road trip time!

Almost forgot -- Screw The Nut 2 -- out of nowhere, eclipsing the initial entries by the two Matts, was Robin with 31,130. But not to be outdone, Matt S rose to the occasion with 32,173. Too bad more of you fuckers didn't spring for Plants vs Zombies, because I've survived 16 flags so far.

I'm pretty sure these slippers were stolen from a hotel.

They've blocked themselves. Nice. And a follow up on yesterday's Love Parade 2010 photos. In addition to a few scattered boobies, evidently there was a stampede in a crowded tunnel that left fifteen people deader than Mel Gibson's career. Is there footage of the chaos? You betcha.

Captain Brian Busey sent on-lookers into a frezny this weekend when his plane unexpectdly crashed. Busey was flying a CF-18 at a weekend Celebration of 100 Yeards of the Canadian Navy, when his plane began experiencing difficulty. Busey ejected from the plane just before it crashed and was instantly engulfed in flames. Check out the pictures here.

After being on the bitter end of three no-hitters since July of last year, the Rays finally flipped the script on Monday night. Matt Garza threw the first no-no in Rays history last night as Tampa Bay beat the Tigers 5-0. Garza allowed only one base runner, which came in the form of a walk to Brennan Boesch, but thanks to a double play he only faced the minimum. He threw 80 out of 120 pitches for strikes and K’d six batters, including three in the final two innings.

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Is Mad Men Worth Watching, Or Is It All Hendricks Hype?

I do love me some television. I really do. Perhaps even to a fault sometimes. But as addicted to the tube as I am, I try my very best to not get caught up in a show simply because of the hype. Like to me, 24 just wasn't worth it. I watched a few episodes but just couldn't get into it despite all the rabid fans that were out there. Awesomeness for me? Dexter. Oz. The Wire. Deadwood. Now I know that broadcast shows can't be as gritty as the cable ones -- although NYPD Blue came close -- but I like my shows to have a nice bite. I know lots of people watch Mad Men and season four just kicked off so I want to give it a try, I just don't want to find myself bored and simply fast forwarding between scenes with Christina Hendrick's tits. So lay it on me, does it live up to the hype or not?

On that note -- does anyone else think Google's new image search eats fat donkey cocks? I certainly do. The new image overlay that appears on all of the linked pages is absolutely horrible. And given that I'm usually up at the crack of dawn and cruising their images is part of my morning routine for getting EHOWA ready, this is a huge step backwards for me. But the good news is with a quick URL hack, you can return to the old style layout just by appending "&sout=1" to the address.

And you know what, another fucking thing about Google. This time going back to their 'attack site' warnings. More than one person has written in letting me know that they too are seeing thedailyfix flagged as unsafe. But use this link to check its status -- and Google reports that not only is it clean but has been so over the last 90 days. Which is in direct conflict to what they're reporting via Firefox, even as recent as this past weekend. And when I visit the site, I get absolutely zero warnings from any of the four anti-virus/anti-malware packages I have installed: Avast, Webroot, Windows Defender, and Malware Bytes. Here's a similar report for EHOWA, and the only other one I could find where Google flags a specific type of malware. So I dunno, one hand doesn't know what the other hand is doing so (Google eats fat donkey cocks)^2.

This just in from a Dutch webmaster:

Huh? So using another of Google's services that ((eats fat donkey cocks)^3) I get this:

Huh? Yeah, I don't fucking know either. Just suffice to say that I checked out the link he sent and there's lots of topless broads, with a few others thrown in for you ladies, too. Just another reason why it's good to live in the United States: If you live in Belarus, they remove your tonsils without the benefit of any anesthesia. But if you live here, they give you some sweet ass drugs, although my guess is that was for wisdom teeth removal. But on the downside, because our nation is so vast, we can sometimes venture too far from emergency services...

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